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Langhorne Police Department (Pennsylvania)
Langhorne may refer to: Places * Langhorne, Pennsylvania ** Langhorne Speedway ** Langhorne (SEPTA station) * Langhorne Manor, Pennsylvania, borough in Bucks County, Pennsylvania * Langhorne Creek, South Australia People * Nancy Witcher Langhorne, bka Nancy Astor (1879–1964), American-born first woman British MP * Langhorne Bond (born 1937), U.S. federal administrator * Langhorne Slim (born 1980), American country singer * Algernon Philip Yorke Langhorne (1882–1945), Major-General in the British Army * Bruce Langhorne (1938–2017), American folk musician * Cary DeVall Langhorne (1873–1948), American Medal of Honor recipient * Crystal Langhorne (born 1986), American basketball player * Francis Harold Langhorne (1892–1918), Lieutenant in the 2nd Canadian Mounted Rifles killed in action at Cambrai * Harold Stephen Langhorne (1866–1932), Brigadier-General in the British Army in the First World War * James Archibald Dunboyne Langhorne (1878–1950), Brigadier in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Langhorne, Pennsylvania
Langhorne Borough is a borough in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. The population was 1,622 at the time of the 2010 census. The mailing address "Langhorne" is used for Langhorne Borough, but it is also used broadly to describe the majority of surrounding Middletown Township, which for the most part uses Langhorne's ZIP code of 19047. Sesame Place, while physically located in surrounding Middletown Township, has Langhorne as its mailing address. Langhorne also includes the northeastern part of Lower Southampton Township, which uses the ZIP code 19053. Langhorne Borough is approximately six miles west of the Delaware River. Langhorne Manor is a separate borough that borders Langhorne Borough proper to the south. History Langhorne began in the 17th century at the intersection of older Lenni-Lenape paths. The earliest established settlers (three Dutch and two British) arrived in the early 18th century. One of the area's first notable residents was Joseph Richardson, who establish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harold Stephen Langhorne
Brigadier-General Harold Stephen Langhorne (17 September 1866 – 26 June 1932) was an officer in the Royal Army Ordnance Corps of the British army and served in India, Burma, Hong Kong, South Africa and France. Early life He was the son of Reverend John Langhorne, headmaster of King's School, Rochester and Henrietta Long of Harston Hall, Harston, Cambridgeshire and Landermere Hall, Thorpe-le-Soken. He attended Tonbridge School and then went to the King's School, Rochester. He went to the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, London, England, which was established in 1741 to educate the military branch of the Board of Ordnance to produce officers for the Artillery and Engineers. He entered the Royal Artillery The Royal Regiment of Artillery, commonly referred to as the Royal Artillery (RA) and colloquially known as "The Gunners", is one of two regiments that make up the artillery arm of the British Army. The Royal Regiment of Artillery comprises t ... in 1885, and by 1890 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Langhorne
Thomas may refer to: People * List of people with given name Thomas * Thomas (name) * Thomas (surname) * Saint Thomas (other) * Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274) Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, and Doctor of the Church * Thomas the Apostle * Thomas (bishop of the East Angles) (fl. 640s–650s), medieval Bishop of the East Angles * Thomas (Archdeacon of Barnstaple) (fl. 1203), Archdeacon of Barnstaple * Thomas, Count of Perche (1195–1217), Count of Perche * Thomas (bishop of Finland) (1248), first known Bishop of Finland * Thomas, Earl of Mar (1330–1377), 14th-century Earl, Aberdeen, Scotland Geography Places in the United States * Thomas, Illinois * Thomas, Indiana * Thomas, Oklahoma * Thomas, Oregon * Thomas, South Dakota * Thomas, Virginia * Thomas, Washington * Thomas, West Virginia * Thomas County (other) * Thomas Township (other) Elsewhere * Thomas Glacier (Greenland) Arts, entertainment, and media * ''Thomas'' (Burton novel) 1969 novel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Twain
Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910), known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, entrepreneur, publisher, and lecturer. He was praised as the "greatest humorist the United States has produced", and William Faulkner called him "the father of American literature". His novels include ''The Adventures of Tom Sawyer'' (1876) and its sequel, ''Adventures of Huckleberry Finn'' (1884), the latter of which has often been called the " Great American Novel". Twain also wrote ''A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court'' (1889) and '' Pudd'nhead Wilson'' (1894), and co-wrote The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today (1873) with Charles Dudley Warner. Twain was raised in Hannibal, Missouri, which later provided the setting for ''Tom Sawyer'' and ''Huckleberry Finn''. He served an apprenticeship with a printer and then worked as a typesetter, contributing articles to the newspaper of his older brother Orion Clemens. He later became a river ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reggie Langhorne
Reginald "Reggie" Devan Langhorne (born April 7, 1963), is a former professional American football player. He played in the NFL for 9 seasons from 1985 to 1993, playing for the Cleveland Browns and the Indianapolis Colts during that time. College After graduating from Smithfield High School, Langhorne played collegiate football for four years at Elizabeth City State University, an NCAA Division II school. Langhorne is a member of Omega Psi Phi fraternity. NFL career Langhorne was selected by the Cleveland Browns in the seventh round of the 1985 NFL Draft. He played the role of the slot receiver, splitting time with a stacked receiving corps of Webster Slaughter and Brian Brennan, and later Eric Metcalf. Langhorne had arguably his best season as a Brown in 1988, amassing 780 receiving yards and 7 touchdowns. He continued to amass decent numbers, and signed with the Colts in 1992. He made an immediate impact on the Colts, leading the team in receptions and receiving yards. Duri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Langhorne Astor
The Hon. Michael Langhorne Astor (10 April 1916 – 28 February 1980) was a British Conservative Party politician. Early life Michael Astor was born on 10 April 1916. He was the fourth child of Waldorf Astor, 2nd Viscount Astor, and Nancy Witcher Langhorne, both Members of Parliament. He attended prep school at St. Michael's, Uckfield, where he was a contemporary of the future writer and painter Denton Welch, who later included him in a short story. He was educated at Eton College and gained the rank of captain, serving in the Royal Artillery ( Territorial Army). Career He was elected as Conservative Member of Parliament for Surrey East in the 1945 general election. He kept his seat in the 1950 election but did not stand in 1951. He wrote a memoir, ''Tribal Feeling'', published in 1963, and a novel, ''Brand'', published in 1968. Personal life Astor married three times: * Barbara McNeill (1942–1961), with whom he had four children. * Pandora Clifford (1961–1968). Ann ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Langhorne (King's School Rochester)
John Langhorne (1836 – December 1911) was headmaster of The King's School, Rochester and an educational innovator there. He has been called "Lamberhurst's first local historian" Parentage Born in Giggleswick, Yorkshire, United Kingdom, Langhorne's father was John Langhorne (1805–1881; referred to hereafter with the term "senior", to distinguish him from his son) of Haber House, Crosby Ravensworth, Cumbria. John Langhorne (senior) was born at Haber Farm and was schooled at Shap and Sedbergh School, subsequently becoming master at Beetham. He became mathematics and writing master of The Free Grammar School of King Edward VI for thirty years. He served most of his time under headmaster George Ash Butterton. He managed the School Accounts from 1839–1845, but they were found to be "so in accurate and confused" that Mr Robinson had to enter them in the book. This may have been because "in 1840 the … number of boys in the High School learning writing and arithmetic under L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Langhorne (poet)
John Langhorne was an English clergyman, poet, translator, editor and author. He was born in March 1735 in Winton, a village in the former Westmorland, now the Eden District of Cumbria: ::In Eden's vale where early fancy wrought ::Her wild embroidery on the ground of thought. He died on 1 April 1779, in Blagdon, Somerset. Life John Langhorne's father was also a clergyman and died when his son was four. His mother made sure he had a school education, first in Winton village and then in Appleby, but there were not sufficient funds to send him to university. From the age of 18, he supported himself by teaching at various places in Yorkshire and finally was appointed tutor to the nine sons of Robert Cracroft at Hackthorn Hall in Lincolnshire. Having taken deacon's orders, he left in 1761 and, after a curate's appointment in Dagenham, became curate and lecturer at St. John's, Clerkenwell in 1764, and was appointed assistant preacher at Lincoln's Inn at the end of the following year. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeremiah Langhorne
Jeremiah Langhorne (died 1742) was a prominent landowner and jurist in colonial Pennsylvania. He is the namesake of present-day Langhorne, Pennsylvania, which adopted his name in 1876, and neighboring Langhorne Manor. A Quaker, Langhorne settled with his family in Bucks County in 1684. Records show that he purchased there in 1724. He represented Bucks County in the Pennsylvania Provincial Assembly, of which he served twice as Speaker. He was a justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania is the highest court in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's Unified Judicial System. It also claims to be the oldest appellate court in the United States, a claim that is disputed by the Massachusetts Supreme J ... from 1726, and served as chief justice from 1739 until his death in 1742. References Members of the Pennsylvania Provincial Assembly People from Bucks County, Pennsylvania American Quakers 1742 deaths Year of birth unknown People of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Archibald Dunboyne Langhorne
James Archibald Dunboyne Langhorne CBE, DSO (24 February 1879–11 May 1950, St John's Wood, London, England) was a British military officer. He was a brigadier in the British Army. Early life Langhorne was the son of Reverend John Langhorne and Frances Yorke. He was educated at Tonbridge School, Kent, and the Royal Military Academy at Woolwich. He represented India at cricket in 1904/1905, when the Indian cricket team was made up of Europeans. Career He entered the Royal Artillery in 1898 and was promoted to captain (1904) and major (1914). He served in the First World War, was wounded, mentioned in dispatches, and received the Distinguished Service Order. He was promoted to brevet lieutenant colonel and to lieutenant-colonel (1923) and colonel (1927). He was a member of Balfour Mission to the U.S. (1917), member of the Inter-Allied Control Commission, Germany 1920–1926 and served as a colonel in the Royal Artillery, Western Command 1927–1931. He was inspector- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crystal Langhorne
Crystal Allison Langhorne (born October 27, 1986) is an American former basketball player of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played for the University of Maryland Terrapins. In 2008 she was drafted by the Washington Mystics. High school Langhorne is a graduate of Willingboro High School in Willingboro, New Jersey. Langhorne was named a WBCA All-American. She participated in the 2004 WBCA High School All-America Game, where she scored five points, and earned MVP honors. College In 2006, she helped the Terrapins win the NCAA Championship, and in 2007 she starred in helping the USA win the FIBA World Championship under 21 for women. She is the first player in the University of Maryland's history to score 2,000 points and grab 1,000 rebounds for either the men's or women's teams, and only the 106th women's college basketball player to do so. Her jersey was retired and raised to the rafters at the Comcast Center during her last regular season home game. S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Langhorne Speedway
Langhorne Speedway was an automobile racetrack in Middletown Township, Bucks County, near the borough of Langhorne, Pennsylvania, a northern suburb of Philadelphia. According to the book ''Langhorne! No Man's Land'' by L. Spencer Riggs: "With all other courses up to that time being fairground horse tracks, Langhorne was the first ne-ile dirt track built specifically for cars". High-profile American racing clubs like the American Motorcyclist Association ( AMA), American Automobile Association (AAA), and United States Auto Club ( USAC) made Langhorne one of the stops on their national circuits. These events included AMA-sanctioned National Championship Motorcycle races between 1935 and 1956, AAA-sanctioned Championship Car races between 1930 and 1955, and USAC-sanctioned Championship Car races from 1956 to 1970. The USAC races featured (and were won by) notable racers such as A. J. Foyt, Mario Andretti, Al Unser, Bobby Unser, Gordon Johncock, Lloyd Ruby, and Eddie Sachs. Langhorn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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